RIAA Gold Album award for Joss Stone album The Soul Sessions. Released on Sept. 16, 2003, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 29, 2004 for 500,000 copies sold.
The album, Stone's debut, is composed of 1960s and 1970s soul track covers plus a cover of "Fell in Love with a Girl", a 2001 White Stripes song. The album peaked at #39 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #4 in the U.K. and charted well in many other countries around the world.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- First presentation award from 2004
- In Excellent condition
- Presented to record executive
- Award measures approx. 17.5" x 21.5"
- Great collector's item for any Joss Stone fan
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
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Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 2004, making it 20 years old. This award is presented to a former marketing and promotion executive who worked at EMI Capitol Records. Their name has been obscured in the photos only for privacy.
The award is in Excellent condition and all original. It also has its original manufacturer's sticker from Ill Eagle.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com